What are for you, the folding knives which will become legendary ?

Louky

Louky

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There are actually many knives available on the market... The well know brands offer a large number of models and every years a vast range of new products appears. But there are only a few knives which finally stay on the market for many years and are always appreciate by customers and users. What are for you, the folding knives which will become legendary (or are already legendary) ?

This is my list, what knife would you add or delete :

Buck 110
Spyderco Police, Worker, Endura and Delica
Le Laguiole
L’Opinel
Benchmade AFCK
CRK Sebeneza (all models)
The CQC7 (EKI or Benchmade)
SAK Soldier and Officier Models
…

...and :D
 
I would add the Kershaw/Ken Onion "Chive".
It is just a cool little knife that even makes non-knifenutz go "Wow!". I've probably bought and given away a dozen of them since I first saw them in 2001. I think this knife is going to be around for a good long time.
 
maybe it's just me
but i think the mod cqd dd mark I is here to stay

can't say that for the mark V atac though ;)
 
SOG Tomcat (1988 Blade Magazine Overall Knife of the Year--Tomcat II shown in link). This knife is classy, elegant, and built like a M1A1 Abrams battle tank.
 
SAK Tinker and Rucksack
Spyderco Endura
BM 710
Sebenza

I like no nonsense knives that are made to be used and these are some of the best.
 
Originally posted by Ron Andersen
SOG Tomcat (1988 Blade Magazine Overall Knife of the Year--Tomcat II shown in link). This knife is classy, elegant, and built like a M1A1 Abrams battle tank.
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Not that it matters too much but I always thought it was 1994 that the Tomcat won this award.
 
I would add the Benchmade 710, awesome knife and it introduced the axis lock.
 
Benchmade Axis 710 and Axis AFCK
Spyderco Endura and Delica
CRKT M16
Leatherman Wave
CR Sebenza
 
Hi BOK,
Originally posted by BOK
Not that it matters too much but I always thought it was 1994 that the Tomcat won this award.
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Nope. SOG's won about six or seven various Blade awards (which might be the result of your confusion)...the Tomcat being their first. I've looked at the award litterally 100's of times (six of them are on a shelf in SOG's Conference Room), and it says 1988 right on the name plate.
 
Benchmade AFCK
Buck 110
Camillus EDC
CRK Sebenza
Emerson CQC-7
Kershaw Chive
Microtech Socom Elite
Spyderco Police

To name a few
 
My pick of legendary and soon to become legendary production folders:

Buck 110
Benchmade AFCK
Benchmade Griptilian
Emerson CQC-7
Cold Steel Voyager
Beretta Airlight
Spyderco Endura
Spyderco Delica
Kershaw Chive
CRKT M16
 
spyderco worker, standard, police, endura
buck 110
benchmade 910, any of their large balisongs
sak, any of them
any remington bullets
schrade uncle henry bear paw
case yellow trapper
kershaw avalanche
camillus edc
opinel
 
Louky, your list is pretty well on, IMO. It's hard to separate which knives I really love, from which I think will become legendary. For example, I think the Kershaw Chive might be the coolest little knife in the history of the universe. But I think its practical effect on the knife industry is practically nil. I wouldn't put it in the same league as knives that have practically re-shaped the industry single-handedly -- the Buck 110, Spyderco delica/endura, Benchmade Emerson CQC7 (one of my least favorite designs of all time, BTW). In addition to those three I'd put the AFCK, Sebenza, some version or other of SAK. And, if you consider it a knife, the Leatherman PST. Or, in list form:

- Buck 110
- Spyderco delica/endura
- Benchmade CQC7
- Benchmade AFCK
- Sebenza
- SAK
- Leatherman PST

Actually, one other knife that should have been up for consideration is whatever the first Kershaw Onion knife was. I think it still remains to be seen whether or not assisted-opening is a fad or genuine long-term trend. But, much as I hate to admit it, I think it's more of a genuine long-term trend, and there's no arguing that the original Kershaw Onion started it. On the other hand, I don't think any of the original Kershaw Onion knives stand out. Assisted-opening knives are a trend that Kershaw (and Onion of course) get credit for, but I'm not sure any of the knives in the line are destined to be classics.
 
The Buck 110 and 112 have been mentioned ,so I have to cast my vote for the Al Mar S2K.
 
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